wall-street-journal 4 months ago
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iPhone Thief Explains How He Breaks Into Your Phone

Thieves are stealing Apple iPhones, passcodes and thousands of dollars from their victims’ bank accounts.

WSJ’s Joanna Stern sat down with a convicted thief in a high-security prison to find how and how you can protect yourself.


00:00 - Vulnerability in Apple’s software

01:28 - Getting the phone and passcode

03:33 - Getting into Apple account

04:33 - Getting into the money

05:55 - Selling the phones

07:21 - Protecting yourself

08:40 - The future of iPhone theft




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